Senior Pakistani Officials at Imam Reza’s Holy Shrine

A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have visited the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Iran’s northeastern city of Mash’had. The pilgrims were received by the Astan Quds Razavi Center for International Affairs.

According to Astan News correspondent, four senior officials from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid visit to the holy shrine of Imam Reza on Thursday. As part of their visit, the Pakistani officials took a tour around different sections of the shrine, such as the Museum of Qur’an and Precious Objects, the Museum of Gifts presented by leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and the Hall of artworks by renowned Iranian painting master, Mahmoud Farshchian.
Amjad Reza, who was among the Pakistani delegates, said that the Museum of Qur’an and Precious Objects is a valuable asset for Islam.
He stated that the precious copies of Qur’an are an important treasure kept at the holy shrine. “Preserving and displaying valuable copies of the holy book, such as the Mus’haf Sharif, which is attributed to Imam Ali, Imam Hassan, Imam Hussein, Imam Sajjad and Imam Reza is a significant initiative taken by Astan Quds Razavi,” added the Pakistani official.
Referring to Astan Quds Razavi as a harbinger of peace and friendship among Muslim countries, Amjad Reza said, “Peace and unity among Muslim nations will disappoint the enemies, and Astan Quds Razavi has taken major strides to this end.”
The senior Pakistani official hailed Iran as “one of the most important countries in the Muslim world,” which has been doing a great job in promoting the religion of Islam.

The second pre-meeting for the International Conference of Religious Education at Universities and Seminary Schools has been held at the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences with the presence of Muslim and Catholic scholars. The meeting was a chance to exchange views on commonalities between Islam and Christianity.

Located in the Province of Khorasan Razavi, the international University of Imam Reza is one of the major educational institutions in Iran, which offers courses in a range of disciplines. Astan News has taken a closer look at the University and its plans.

Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad will play host to the International Congress of Imam Reza and Interfaith Dialog. The event seeks to foster peace among different religions in light of the teachings of the eighth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Reza.

According to Astan News correspondent, Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin was appointed to serve as the deputy custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Reza by Chief Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi.